Szapáry
The House of Szapáry (Hungarian: Szapáry de Muraszombath, Széchysziget et Szapár) is the name of an old and important Hungarian noble family, which derived its name from the village of Szapár. The family belonged to the Hungarian nobility. Members of this family held the title of Imperial Count (Hungarian: grof) granted to them on 28 December 1722 by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor and many of them played a prominent role in the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.[1]
Notable family members
- Etelka Szapáry (1798–1876), Hungarian noblewoman.
- László Szapáry (1831–1883), Austro-Hungarian general who played a leading role in the occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878.
- Gyula Szapáry, (1832–1905), Prime Minister of Hungary from 1890 to 1892.
- Frigyes Szapáry (1869–1935), Ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the Russian Empire at the outbreak of World War I, who played a key role during the July Crisis of 1914. He is the grandfather of Princess Michael of Kent.
- Margit Szapáry (1871–1943), German salonnière
- György Szapáry (born 1938), economist and diplomat.
Related people
- Princess Michael of Kent – on her maternal grandfather's side.[2]
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Szapáry may be blazoned as follows: Azure, issuant from a ducal coronet resting on a mountain chain Queen Semiramis with dishevelled hair holding in her dexter hand the Scythian sword (the Suffagar), in her sinister hand three roses on a single stem in dexter chief a twisted crescent in sinister chief the Morning Star[3]
References
- ^ "Counts Szapari". Geneall. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Maria Anna, countess Szapary de Muraszombath Szechysziget e Szapar, * 1911 | Geneall.net". GeneAll. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Graf Franz Szápáry, "Testament Philosophique, Religieux et Social", Lausanne, 1870
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